Honorary Canadians

This room is dedicated to the artists who, while not born here, made a meaningful mark on Canadian music. Whether they came to record, perform, collaborate, or simply found inspiration on Canadian soil, these Honorary Canadians became part of the story. Some stayed briefly, others put down roots—but all contributed to the cultural fabric in unique ways. From one-off sessions to lasting legacies, this is a salute to the outsiders who felt right at home in Canada.

Tracks

Artist	Track	Title	Length
Nelson* Riddle	The Route of the Haidas	British Columbia Suite	03:34
Ellen McIlwaine	Steal Him Away	Ellen McIlwaine	03:12
David Amram	Deep South Evening Light	Summer Nights, Winter Rain	03:22
Alpha Centauri	Love Only You	ST	04:05
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble*	Halya Carries the Water	Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection	05:08
Nelson* Riddle	Barkerville	British Columbia Suite	02:22
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study)	Are You Confused	Love Serenade	03:23
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble*	Boots	Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection	03:36
Priscilla* Rollins	Tell Him that You Love Him	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:33
Jack Holland	You Can't Make a Dancer	The Eyes of a Dreamer	02:51
Jack Holland	Get it Behind You Girl	The Eyes of a Dreamer	01:37
Priscilla* Rollins	Sad Movies	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:38
Albert Jones*	Hussle Disco	The Facts of Life	02:52
Zambonis*	To Bleed Black and Gold	To Bleed Black and Gold	01:55
Ellen McIlwaine	Mossy Dream	Fear Itself	02:49
Buddy Knox	Somebody Touched Me	ST (mono)	02:16
Buddy Knox	Mary Lou	ST	02:20
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	You Belong to Me	You Belong to Me b/w Respect (picture sleeve)	05:00
Aarons And Ackley*	Girl I've Been Waiting	You And I	02:36
Kyiv Pops Orchestra*	A Hanging Apple Висить Ябко	Ukrainian Pops	03:34
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra	Like Some One In Love	And I Love Her	03:05
Ellen McIlwaine	Can't Find My Way Home	Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years	03:39
Dick Marx Orchestra and Choir*	Here Come the Hawks	Here Come the Hawks b/w Here Come the Hawks (instrumental) (picture sleeve)	02:25
Aarons And Ackley*	Bonnie Blue	You And I	02:20
Ursa Major*	In My Darkest Hour	ST	05:28
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra	Am I Blue	And I Love Her	04:25
Rod Linnell with the Maritime All Stars	I Want a Girl	Maple Sugar Two Step // I Want a Girl	03:04
Oscar* McLollie	Girl of Mine	ST	03:13
Ellen McIlwaine	Born Under a Bad Sign	Fear Itself	03:33
Jonathan Edwards	Let the Rough Side Drag	Sailboat	03:00
Alpha Centauri	You Shot Me Down	ST	05:43
Yukon*	Nova Scotia	Nova Scotia b/w Genius	05:28
Buddy Knox	Don't Make Me Cry	ST	02:20
Aarons And Ackley*	Lay Me Down	ST	02:47
Priscilla* Rollins	Why Can't I touch You	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:50
Sidewinders	Can't You Feel the Fire	Flatfoot Hustlin'	04:55
Ellen McIlwaine	Don't You Have any Love in Your Heart?	Ellen McIlwaine	03:57
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	Givin' Up the Man I Love	Amist the Black Eyes	02:46
Ellen McIlwaine	Underground River	We the People	03:54
Ellen McIlwaine	Losing You	Honky Tonk Angel	02:22
Ellen McIlwaine	Weird of Hermiston	Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years	05:06
Country Mcdonald Joe*	War Widow	War War War	02:04
Ellen McIlwaine	Wade in the Water	Honky Tonk Angel	04:55
Albert Jones*	Every Little Thing That I Do	The Facts of Life	03:20
Alpha Centauri	Earth in Motion	ST	04:59
Ernie* Smith	Take Your Time	To Behold Jah	03:22
Dils*	Not Worth It (Ca ne veux pas le pleine)	Made In Canada	03:02
Buddy Knox	Storm Clouds	ST (mono)	02:02
Zambonis*	Helmet (instrumental)	To Bleed Black and Gold	03:10
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study)	Show and Tell	Love Serenade	03:22
Nelson* Riddle	Vancouver Nights	British Columbia Suite	02:09
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble*	Traditional 'Trojista' Music	Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection	03:43
Dave Gordon & Kay*	I Love That Hockey Team	I Love That Hockey Team b/w The Fiddler's Widow	03:07
Nelson* Riddle	Government House	British Columbia Suite	02:32
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra	It Only Takes a Moment	And I Love Her	02:08
Nelson* Riddle	Moving Ahead	British Columbia Suite	02:41
David Amram	Your Smile On My Mind	Summer Nights, Winter Rain	03:34
Ellen McIlwaine	It's Growing	Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years	03:06
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble*	Hopak	Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection	04:13
Matt Lucas*	Vibrator Blues	Matt Gets Blue	04:10
Priscilla* Rollins	Letter to Mommy & Daddy	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:39
Matt Lucas*	Tomcat Blues	Matt Gets Blue	02:39
Dils*	Sound of the Rain (Le sond de la pluit)	Made In Canada	03:26
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study)	Love Serenade	Love Serenade	06:55
Country Mcdonald Joe*	Young Fellow, My Lad	War War War	04:49
Ellen McIlwaine	Jimmy Jean	Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years	02:59
Ellen McIlwaine	Danger Zone	Everybody Needs It	04:18
Tony McManus	The Maids of Mitchelstown	The Maker's Mark (The Dream Guitar Sessions)	02:53
Ellen McIlwaine	Toe Hold	Honky Tonk Angel	04:32
Oscar* McLollie	Buried Alive	ST	04:12
Ellen McIlwaine	The Last Good Man in My Life	Ellen McIlwaine	03:25
Tommy Makem	Vancouver	Vancouver b/w Better Times	02:45
Kyiv Pops Orchestra*	A Cossack Beyond the Danube	Ukrainian Pops	02:42
Loni Gamble	It's You	ST	05:43
David Amram	Summer Nights, Winter Rain	Summer Nights, Winter Rain	03:38
Ellen McIlwaine	Sliding	We the People	02:52
Joe* Glazer	The Farmer is the Man	A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)	01:51
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)*	Just a Few Words	I'm a Song	03:10
Jack Holland	Waco	The Eyes of a Dreamer	02:39
Ellen McIlwaine	Never Tell Your Mother She's Out of Tune	Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years	02:25
Priscilla* Rollins	You Send Me	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:42
Kyiv Pops Orchestra*	Unleash the Horses Boys	Ukrainian Pops	02:00
Joe* Glazer	We Shall Not Be Moved	A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)	02:04
Happy Dolls	Bombie	Show Album No. 1	04:06
Albert Jones*	You and Your Love	The Facts of Life	03:22
Ernie* Smith	Bend Down	Skareggae	03:09
Zambonis*	Let's Go Whalers	To Bleed Black and Gold	00:30
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)*	Bohemian	I'm a Song	04:14
Ellen McIlwaine	Can't Find My Way Home	Honky Tonk Angel	03:39
Alpha Centauri	I'm a Rebel	ST	03:37
Cal* Bostic	Somewhere My Love	Introducing...	02:35
Buddy Knox	Rock-a-Billy Walk	ST	02:15
Ellen McIlwaine	Crawling Kingsnake	Fear Itself	03:20
Kyiv Pops Orchestra*	The Betrothed Girl	Ukrainian Pops	02:50
Aarons And Ackley*	Sleeping Gypsy	ST	03:56
Jack Holland	You Don't Have to Love Me	The Eyes of a Dreamer	02:13
Matt Lucas*	Drunkard's Dream	Matt Gets Blue	02:56
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra	Time After Time	And I Love Her	03:12
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra	Theme For the Countless	And I Love Her	02:20
Ellen McIlwaine	Billy Gene	Fear Itself	03:05

Honorary Canadians

Tracks

Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* - Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection

FEATURED

The Revelaires* - You're So Wrong b/w She Wears My Ring

FEATURED

The Revelaires* - Great Pretender b/w Cab Driver

FEATURED

Matt Lucas* - Matt Gets Blue

Ursa Major* - ST

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Ellen McIlwaine

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - We the People

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself

FEATURED

Country Mcdonald Joe* - War War War

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - Amist the Black Eyes

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - You Belong to Me b/w Respect (picture sleeve)

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - Shirley Lewis Show Band

FEATURED

Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* - I'm a Song

FEATURED

Cal* Bostic - Introducing...

FEATURED

Aarons And Ackley* - ST

FEATURED

Matt Lucas* - The Old Man b/w I'm Movin' On

FEATURED

Tommy Makem - Vancouver b/w Better Times

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - ST

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - Chilliwack Valley b/w She's a Child

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - So Pleasing Loving You b/w As Long As You Care at All

David Amram - Summer Nights, Winter Rain

FEATURED

Bluebird* - Country Boy Blues b/w A Good Thing Lost

FEATURED

Loni Gamble - ST

Dave Gordon & Kay* - I Love That Hockey Team b/w The Fiddler's Widow

FEATURED

Albert Jones* - The Facts of Life

FEATURED

Alpha Centauri - ST

Priscilla* Rollins - Lover's Choice Vol. 1

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